float
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- noun
- /floʊt/
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- For blocks, you could see floats, bands, cars, and horses.
- procession of floats
- build floats
- the most popular float
That was an orange float, the Rose Parade.
- That was an orange float, the Rose Parade.
- Stephen Fry Oh my God, I got my own float in the Mardi Gras in Sydney.
- Costumes are mandatory and there's like floats, people carrying floats and it's just a parade like no other.
- There will be big parades with floats using a new invention of mine wheels.
- But thanks to Mayor Menino at the time, we were all allowed as front office members to go on the floats in the parade.
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The parade was an all-night affair, and more than forty floats took part.
Academic text (1998) -
The parade featured a stunning float adorned with colorful flowers and dazzling lights.
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And your mother got asked to design this big float.
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So today, guys, we are on a float for Pride West Hollywood here in Los Angeles.
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Presenting our float for the Mother's Day parade.
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My God, it's Mardi gras, and I'm on the main float.
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Live from downtown, it's the annual Christmas parade, featuring a selection of the city's number one drill teams, marching bands and cheerful floats.
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Antique lithographs portrayed floats covered with jewels, insects, fairies, and demons.
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During the Mardi Gras celebration, the floats create a festive atmosphere as they roll down Main Street.
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Children waved excitedly as the giant float, decorated with cartoon characters, passed by in the parade.
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An emergency raft on a ship for people to use if they must leave at sea
A position for floating face down in the water with arms stretched forward to rest and breathe
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A device with a float that rests on collected rain to measure how much falls
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A tool that measures rain using a float on the top of the collected water
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A flat hand tool with a handle used to smooth wet wall material like plaster or cement
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Etymology
A parade float is a large, decorated platform that moves slowly in a parade, and the name keeps the idea of something carried along like the old word flotan 'to float'. Think of it as a decorated piece that 'floats' through the crowd.